Best Vets in Wakefield – Complete Local Guide

Palmer and Duncan Veterinary Surgeons is listed in clinic data as a veterinary nurse training facility and as offering emergency veterinary services (the exact out-of-hours arrangement isn’t specified). Recent reviews describe practical, problem-solving appointments—examples include a same-day Saturday visit for an infected anal gland and a first-visit medication plan that improved a dog’s long-running symptoms. One vet is named in reviews (“Joe”), and reception is also repeatedly mentioned as part of a smooth experience. The clinic website text we could access mainly notes temporary disruption to phone/internet connections, rather than detailing services.

Donaldson's Vets Ltd describes itself as an independently owned veterinary group (per its website), offering “Total Care” for small animals and a broad in-house/referral-style service list that includes CT scanning, ultrasound, keyhole surgery, and an animal rehabilitation centre. It also states it provides emergency care including overnight care, and help for stray and injured cats and dogs. Recent reviews back up day-to-day care such as booster vaccinations, patient handling of a nervous dog, and treatment of a pet hen with bumblefoot (suggesting they may see some non-traditional pets, at least in certain cases).

Paragon Veterinary Referrals is a multi-disciplinary small-animal referral centre that takes cases from referring vets across the UK. The website highlights rapid handling of TPLO cases (within 48 hours) and an advice service for referring vets, suggesting it’s set up for more complex, specialist-led work rather than routine first-opinion appointments. From the latest reviews, owners repeatedly mention very structured communication and follow-up planning (for example, “clear and thorough communication” with “specific follow up plans”), plus intensive inpatient monitoring in ICU (one owner described checks every four hours and twice-daily updates). The hospital also advertises formal recognitions including being a Gold standard cat friendly accredited hospital and holding an RCVS recognised hospital accreditation (2019), alongside “Four ‘OUTSTANDING’ RCVS awards” listed on the site.

Hemsworth Vets4Pets Ltd is part of the Vets4Pets network (the wider “Pets at Home Family” is referenced on the Vets4Pets site), with the website describing practices as “locally owned.” It’s set up as a general companion-animal practice, with recent reviews specifically mentioning routine care such as nail trims and vaccinations, and praising how pets are handled during visits. One reviewer also credits a team member named Ryan with finding a serious problem in their cat that they believe extended her life by 13 years.

Medivet Pontefract is part of the Medivet group (a network of veterinary practices). The practice advertises access to around-the-clock emergency care via Medivet’s 24-hour centres, with a stated overnight emergency consultation fee of £130 for consultations between 7pm and 9am. It’s also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. From the latest reviews available, pet owners most often mention a friendly, helpful front-of-house experience, an “inviting environment”, and vets who take time to explain what’s happening.